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Old 09-28-2018, 06:23 PM   #8551
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IMO, debates about whether the definition of racism should be taken to be coextensive with that of institutional racism (prejudice + power) are largely semantic and kinda pointless. The arbitrary definitions of terms are less important than the reality behind them, I think.

We could say that blacks can be prejudiced against whites, but cannot be racist, because whites have societal power over blacks. Or, we could say that blacks can be racist against whites, but that this doesn't change the fact that white racism against blacks still has more grievous consequences, because it is backed by societal power. Poe-tay-toe, poh-tah-toe.

The insistence that the definition of "racism" is the same as that of "institutional racism," meaning that it's prejudice or discrimination on the basis of race combined with societal power, seems to have been something mostly led by sociology textbooks, and though sociology is the academic field that primarily studies inequality, it's pretty apparent that this change is definition is politically motivated (not that those sorts of motivations invalidate evolutions in language). But, I guess even though my politics are leftist and motivated by the same kinds of considerations that would motivate others to insist upon a particular definition of "racism," I prefer to argue these ideas on a basis more substantial than that of a choice of terminology. What I mean is that I find it pretty easy to grant that, sure, under a reasonable definition, minorities could still be racist, but that doesn't change the fact that racism against minorities is still more ingrained in society and power structures, and even less morally justifiable because of that fact.

 
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Old 09-28-2018, 07:20 PM   #8552
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So I am back in DC after my facial surgery. i am stuck in my apartment 24hrs a day for the next three weeks.

I"m taking 4 Norco's per day and a couple of Diazapam in the evening. I have 3 or 4 days of Norco left and then I have to switch to taking Ibuprofen for the next month.

my whole fucking face hurts.

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:34 AM   #8553
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I dyed my hair jet black

diazapam is good

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:36 AM   #8554
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a couple of Diazapam in the evening.
he'll yeah
take all of it at once, it'll blow your mind

i know what im talking about here

just something to think about,

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Old 09-29-2018, 01:40 AM   #8555
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Heaven Is Hot Like Nootropics

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:59 AM   #8556
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so expensive though

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 02:10 AM   #8557
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generic valium is insanely cheap

would love to take some, drink a little wine, maybe an ambien or two

and then ride The Pony like Ginuwene sings about

Just something to consider,

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Old 09-29-2018, 02:12 AM   #8558
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actually if you took those drugs you wouldn't be riding anything

but you would be ridden
you'd be ridden down hard
that ass just bobbling on the car seat

everyone knows...ass eating, an art form

just something to think about,

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Old 09-29-2018, 06:16 AM   #8559
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Ew gross Toby

I met him in Memphis for the zeitgeist show. Tried to pretend he wasn’t a dirtbag after that on here because... I was young and dumb? I guess?

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 11:18 AM   #8560
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i woke up to a huge flood at 4am
water coming out of the floor when the toilet is flushed or the shower is running/draining
called property mgmt but no emergency line
went to get a wet/dry vac, unpacked it and it's missing most of the components (thanks walmart)
also bought 8 towels, thankfully
property management has decided i can stuff the hole with towels and they aren't coming to fix it until monday

plan is to use baby wipes to "shower" tomorrow and use the old adage "if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down"

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 11:22 AM   #8561
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also i called out of work yesterday for not feeling well and today had to deal with this and now washing 4 loads of fucking towels and blankets so yeah lost a bunch of money. luckily my friend opened for me, i really could have went in but at the time i didn't realize the situation was contained and only happening when the water was running

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:18 PM   #8562
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plan is to use baby wipes to "shower" tomorrow and use the old adage "if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down"
That's for wussies.

"If it's brown, drink down; if it's black, send it back."

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:21 PM   #8563
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But seriously, that sucks. Property management is always so slow to respond to that shit. Can't believe you have to deal with it all weekend.

Friend of mine had to temporarily move out of her place because her neighbour left a faucet on or something and flooded their place, causing water damage to hers.

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:52 PM   #8564
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never liked diazepam, i was an alprazolam loyalist. do it strong or don't do it.

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 01:55 PM   #8565
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#overayearsober

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 02:11 PM   #8566
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congrats ilp

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 04:27 PM   #8567
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You should be proud. Glad to hear!

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 04:32 PM   #8568
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haha thanks guys, i was trying to be cheeky w/r/t my previous comment but i'll gladly take the support

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 06:26 PM   #8569
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so i had some brown and had to send it down and... yeah... that's a no, bro. gross water everywhere.

i called the guy back. told him no way, they need to do something, it's completely not usable. so he had idea, there's a vacant apartment a little ways down that has a lockbox with a key, he gave me the code and i can use that toilet.

thank the toilet gods. so i did yet more fucking towels just now, out of quarters so that will be it for tonight ( i still have a few plus some wet clothes) but i am not doing jack shit in that bathroom until they fix it

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 07:08 PM   #8570
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until i get on some kind of medication there is no chance of me even attempting sobriety, but I am truly amazed when people with any kind of substance abuse issues are able to kick it completely like that. congrats

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 07:41 PM   #8571
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congrats ILP!

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 07:43 PM   #8572
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indeed congrats ilp!

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 07:43 PM   #8573
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so i had some brown and had to send it down and... yeah... that's a no, bro. gross water everywhere.

i called the guy back. told him no way, they need to do something, it's completely not usable. so he had idea, there's a vacant apartment a little ways down that has a lockbox with a key, he gave me the code and i can use that toilet.

thank the toilet gods. so i did yet more fucking towels just now, out of quarters so that will be it for tonight ( i still have a few plus some wet clothes) but i am not doing jack shit in that bathroom until they fix it
hope that gets fixed soon
I don't know what I would do without a toilet

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 07:45 PM   #8574
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i have a bit over that as well, though i've been clean-ish for a long time and using sporadically, i had my worst little binge in a while (like 6 times over 2 weeks or so, spent a shitload of money) last summer. it's really not the amount of times but getting in that headspace again, i was totally in it. one of my old druggie friends contacted me and it was to the races...

he actually contacted me again on facebook recently (i had blocked his phone number) and it was so nice to block him with barely any hesitation. fuck opiates

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 07:47 PM   #8575
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hope that gets fixed soon
I don't know what I would do without a toilet
monday

i can live until then though i pee a lot usually during the night so that might not be very fun. the other apartment is a few hundred feet away and has no electricity (i don't think anyway)

 
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Old 09-29-2018, 10:55 PM   #8576
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del tmi

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Old 09-29-2018, 10:56 PM   #8577
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also, good luck with the toilet. it must be kind of weird to go into another apartment to poop.

 
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Old 09-30-2018, 10:38 AM   #8578
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never liked diazepam, i was an alprazolam loyalist. do it strong or don't do it.
valium lasts longer than xanax
i'll take that over the latter hitting you harder and faster

just something to think about

 
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Old 09-30-2018, 11:30 AM   #8579
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Reprise look into the local landlord/tenant laws. That seems insane. You should at the very least get a month of discounted rent. When our ceiling leaked at our old place I threatened to just not pay our last month’s rent and they just took $500 off. Granted we had our feet out the door already. But you shouldn’t have to put up with that.

 
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Old 09-30-2018, 11:33 AM   #8580
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And when I say leaked I mean it basically caved in. I alleged it was uninhabitable. They didn’t agree but obv didn’t want to fight me on it. God that was a horrible management company.

 
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